Outside of Time

On the Qingsi Desert, the howling wind sweeps across the sky and the earth, and the blue sand fills the air like a sea. All this seems to be endless, the sky and the earth are endless, and the sand and wind never disperse.

Only on the mountain, due to unknown reasons, there will be much less wind and sand, making the surroundings relatively clear.

From a distance, the peaks standing in the Qingsi Desert look like otherworldly places.

Especially the Kusheng Mountains are majestic and vertical, so there is less wind and sand here.

But the whimpers from the wind continued to come from all around, as if there were countless demons and monsters hiding in the wind and sand, roaring at the world unwilling to be buried, and also reached Xu Qing's ears.

The mountain nest Xu Qing chose was relatively hidden deep in the Kusheng Mountains. The moment he turned on the mirror, the shadows had already spread to protect him from the surrounding area.

This cleverness made the ancestor of the King Kong Sect become more and more vigilant, so he flew out, looking like a loyal protector, protecting the law.

It seems that as long as there is any abnormality, it will rush out without hesitation, even if it is shattered to pieces, it still has to prove its loyalty.

Ling'er also showed his head, with white light in his eyes, alert in all directions.

Under their protection, Xu Qing, who was sitting cross-legged and meditating, gradually became serious. He felt the personality contained in the will emanating from the lenses. It was a feeling like looking up at the sky and the stars.

Vast and endless.

Ding 1, 3 and 2 of the divine consciousness also trembled, and the divine fingers instantly opened their eyes, with a look of surprise in their eyes, and then quickly disappeared.

And the lens itself also gathered power at this moment, floating in front of him on its own, shining with a faint light.

At the same time, a voice that seemed to come from the distant nothingness formed words as the will echoed, replacing the howling of the wind and reverberating in Xu Qing's sea of ​​consciousness.

"Tai Shang Tai Xing, constantly adapting to changes, judging evil and binding evil spirits, protecting life and body."

"Wisdom is clear, and the core of the heart is peaceful. The three souls are eternal, and the soul has no loss."

This voice gave people an ethereal feeling, and it was impossible to distinguish between men and women. It was like a gathering of the words of all living beings, but when Xu Qing's mind was ups and downs, it actually brought him a sense of peace.

It seems that these thirty-two words contain the power of purifying the heart.

Xu Qing's heart felt extremely peaceful at this moment, the altar was ethereal, and the sea of ​​consciousness was stable.

It seemed like a long time had passed, and it seemed like it was just a moment. The lingering sound of that ethereal voice was constantly echoing here. It was clearly the same thirty-two words that came out, but in Xu Qing's perception, they turned into something else. meaning.

Because there are two words in it, it becomes particularly clear.

“…..Review…”

Xu Qing did not act rashly and felt it carefully.

Gradually, he had a clear premonition and understood that as long as he completely sinks his mind into these two words, an unknown test will begin.

Xu Qing pondered and did not continue.

On the one hand, the environment here is not suitable for immediate implementation, and on the other hand, Xu Qing feels that he has not yet fully understood the details of the assessment.

So he raised his right hand and grabbed the mirror in front of him, severing the connection between them.

The next moment, the feeling of peace of mind dissipated, Xu Qing raised his head, and the whimpering from the wind outside the mountains came to his ears again.

Linger quickly turned to look at Xu Qing.

"Brother Xu Qing, how's it going? It was a success."

Xu Qing raised his hand and stroked Ling'er's head gently, with thoughts in his eyes, and then spoke calmly.

"The method should be correct, but it will take some time to verify."

Ling'er was relieved and noticed that Xu Qing was deep in thought, so she didn't disturb him. She obediently returned to Xu Qing's collar, found a comfortable position, and coiled herself in a circle. Feeling the body temperature of Xu Qing's body, her heart was filled with incomparable joy. peaceful.

It seemed that for her, Xu Qing's warmth was the source of all peace.

After a while, Xu Qing's eyes showed determination. He was going to find a place to live in the Kusheng Mountains, while exploring the mirror's assessment and studying the curse.

If he were alone, he would choose to open a cave and live alone, isolated from the world.

But if Ling'er is here... Xu Qing thought for a while and planned to find a nearby Tucheng to live in. He didn't want Ling'er to accompany him and at the same time have her endure the loneliness of being with her for a lifetime.

With this thought in mind, Xu Qing left this mountain nest and walked in the Kusheng Mountains. Finally, he chose a relatively smaller earth city on a mountain outside.

This earthen city built on the mountainside has no name and only a few thousand residents. Most of the buildings inside are sand structures. The overall look is very monotonous without much color.

There are mainly locals here, and the rest are outsiders from all ethnic groups who come for various reasons.

Although some shops have appeared in the city, their business is ordinary and there are few customers.

Looking around, 30% of the houses are empty and uninhabited.

Apparently the people inside were either gone or dead.

Desolation and silence were Xu Qing's first feelings in this earth city.

But compared to other places, this small city was more tolerant. Although Xu Qing's arrival attracted a lot of hostile attention, no one came to intercept it.

Xu Qing, who was walking in the small city at the moment, with his whole body wrapped in robes and only his eyes exposed, noticed that among the residents of the city in twos and threes, there were some deformed people.

The bodies of these people are fat and covered with stripes of fat, both on their arms and thighs. There are also people with multiple arms, and some even have faces growing on the fat on their bodies.

Some of them were even dragged under the feet, spreading more than half a foot long, and the robe could hardly cover them all.

It was as if multiple people were fused together, or they themselves had mutated, and their expressions were mostly numb.

At first Xu Qing thought it was a foreign race he had never seen before, but after seeing more, he found that this was not the case.

"The deformities of these people should be acquired."

Xu Qing was thoughtful, feeling a little more weird about the green sand desert. Finally, he walked around the small town, found an uninhabited house, and walked in.

The house was full of dust, there were many broken bottles and cans on the ground, and there were some lopsided shelves around it. It looked like it should have been a drug store.

Looking at these, Xu Qing waved his hand to tidy up, and Ling'er also appeared in disguise, looking around curiously, and while helping to tidy up, he made excited sounds.

"Brother Xu Qing, are you going to open a medicine shop here?"

Xu Qing thought about it and nodded with a smile. He remembered the first time he saw Ling'er, the inn she opened with her father on Banquan Road.

For Xu Qing, it doesn't matter whether he lives or opens a pharmacy. Since Ling'er has this suggestion, he can just open one.

"Great, Brother Xu Qing, let me tell you, I have experience in opening a store, and I can do it."

Ling'er jumped for joy, her eyes shining brightly. After sorting out the dust and debris around her, she took out a rag and wiped it here.

There were obviously spells that could be deployed, but Ling'er seemed to prefer to do it himself. Seeing this, Xu Qing felt Ling'er's happy mood and felt deep in his heart.

Along the way, Xu Qing gained a deeper understanding of Ling'er's innocence. She was very smart, but also very simple, and often small things would make her happy for several days.

In this way, under Ling'er's auspices, when the next morning came, this long-abandoned small drug store reopened in this small town.

The name of the drug store was named Qing Ling Tang by Ling'er.

As for elixirs, Xu Qing has a lot of them, especially white elixirs.

After all, this is the first elixir he has mastered. Although he does not need it, for all living beings in this world, this elixir is always available.

Especially when Xu Qing studied Bai Xiaozhuo's elixirs in Fenghai County, he gained some insights.

Although Bai Xiaozhuo added poison to the improved white pill, purely from the quality and effect of the new white pill, it is indeed a blessing and can greatly improve the degree of purification.

So Xu Qing and Ling'er's small drug store mainly sells white pills.

After transforming, Ling'er hid her appearance and became an ugly girl. She excitedly started working as a waitress. However, there were not many residents in the small town and the shops were newly opened, so there were not many customers.

But this does not affect Ling'er's happiness.

Seeing Ling'er's expectation, Xu Qing let her play. After planting the seeds given by the captain, he started practicing and researching behind the medicine shop.

On the one hand, he tried to open the mirror, observe and explore carefully, and on the other hand, he studied the curses in the beasts captured along the way.

In this way, time passes slowly.

From the beginning, their drug store had no one interested in it, but now a few customers occasionally come to buy white pills. This is mainly because of the low price and the good efficacy of the medicine.

The opening of the drug store gave Ling'er more motivation. Like a little money addict, he calculated the spiritual coins he earned every day, and even took out a small notebook to keep serious accounts.

Xu Qing would occasionally finish his practice and look at Ling'er who was keeping accounts, and he would feel peaceful in his heart.

Since living in the Firefly City in the Sky Fire Sea, Xu Qing found that he was becoming more and more accustomed to this peaceful life, and the tranquility brought by such a life made him vaguely feel a change in his state of mind.

Xu Qing couldn't explain the specific changes, but he enjoyed it very much and was immersed in it.

So he spent more time on exploration and research.

The exploration of the mirror went well, but the research on the curse progressed slowly.

During this period, Xu Qing integrated the power of the purple moon into the bodies of those ferocious beasts many times in an attempt to suppress the curse, but the effect was very poor and all failed.

At this moment, Xu Qing stared at a trembling scorpion in front of him.

He pressed his hand on the scorpion's body. As the power of the purple moon was integrated, the color of the scorpion changed from brown to purple. At the same time, Xu Qing also felt the curse in the scorpion's body.

The curse of the Moon Sacrifice Domain affects all living beings. Its way of existence is to merge with the bloodline, and it is difficult to separate from each other. Once it breaks out, all living beings will be turned into black water in a short period of time.

When Xu Qing's purple moon power comes into contact with the curse, it will instantly burst out of its silent state.

It seemed that he suddenly came to life and wanted to absorb Xu Qing's purple moon power.

It seems that for the curse, Xu Qing's Ziyue has a very strong attraction.

After trying again and again, Xu Qing understood that if the power of the Purple Moon he sent was not enough, it would be quickly devoured and assimilated by the curse. Then the beast as the experimental subject would be cursed in an instant and become Bloody water.

The entire process is irreversible.

But if Xu Qing increases his intensity and sends in a steady stream of purple moon to forcefully suppress it, then after the suppression reaches a certain level, the curse will also break out.

However, the ending is somewhat different. In this case, the experimental subject that dies will not turn into blood, but will turn into a pile of black ash.

"It's like a burning."

Xu Qing watched as the scorpion in front of him turned into black ash and scattered on the ground in an instant. He frowned and looked thoughtful.

He had studied this kind of black ash, but it was of no use. It felt to Xu Qing as if the curse had been suppressed and he chose to die with his bloodline.

"More attempts are needed, and with different species."

Xu Qing thoughtfully took out the other ferocious beasts captured by the shadows along the way and continued to study them.

The days passed like this.

Although there are disputes in the small town, Xu Qing, who has never gone out since arriving, is in another kind of isolation from the world, but he has also avoided some trivial matters!

And the seeds he planted gradually sprouted and grew into green seedlings as time passed.

This seedling is very strange and seems to have a certain amount of intelligence. When Xu Qing appears, it will tremble instinctively.

And every time Ling'er came close, it would sway and twist its body, causing Ling'er to let out a sweet laugh, and then it would work even harder.

As for the ancestor of the King Kong Sect, he shouldered the mission of guarding and hung on the beam from beginning to end, always aiming at the gate.

And there are shadows….

It was very dissatisfied with Xiaomiao's behavior to please Ling'er. Several times, when Ling'er and Xu Qing were not paying attention, it would suddenly appear next to Xiaomiao and give it a death stare.

Every time at this moment, Xiao Miao would shrink up and not dare to move.

But the shadow doesn't appear often. It has other missions. It occasionally needs to go out and leave the small town to capture ferocious beasts for Xu Qing in the Kusheng Mountains and Qingsi Desert.

In this way, Xu Qing's research can continue continuously.

And every time it returns, it will also convey some of its experiences and understanding of the area to Xu Qing, and convey its emotional fluctuations.

At this time, the role of the ancestor of the Vajra Sect became prominent.

He would act as a translator to explain the shadow's words, but occasionally he would also mix in some private work to dig holes for the shadow.

Although the shadow has grown a lot, it is still a little tender after all. After all, it is not noticed three or two times out of ten.

Xu Qing didn't pay much attention to this. He was used to the conflict between these two people.

And through the shadow and the ancestors of the King Kong Sect, he has a deeper and deeper understanding of this green silk desert.

For example, Xu Qing knew the reason why the Tucheng here was built on the mountain.

That's because there are many weird things in the desert, and any one of them can easily destroy a small town.

Only in the mountains will it be much safer.

For example, every once in a while in the desert, some illusions will appear. Sometimes it is an oasis, sometimes it is a city in the sky, and sometimes it is another world.

They move, spreading death wherever they pass.

As long as you enter these illusions, it will be difficult to come out alive. When the illusion disappears, all that is left on the ground are bones whose flesh and blood have been eaten clean.

In addition, regarding the giant mushrooms seen on Xu Qing's road, the news brought by the shadow also described that it had seen giant mushrooms standing up from the desert.

There are countless roots under the mushroom. They form the outline of a human figure, moving on the desert, chasing the illusion.

In fact, these are not the most terrifying things in this green silk desert. Under the shadow's description and exploration, Xu Qing learned that the color of the wind in this desert is not static.

Once one day, the blue wind turns to white, then all living beings in the desert must take refuge in the nearest mountain as quickly as possible.

Otherwise, we will face a desperate situation. Only the mountains here can avoid being invaded by wind and sand.

Over the long years, the white wind has appeared many times, so occasionally there will be survivors who escape into the nearby mountains in the white wind to avoid death.

But these people who escaped will all have a common change.

Their bodies will become deformed and uglier, and the same will remain true for their offspring.

This reminded Xu Qing of those people in the small town.

In addition, in addition to the white wind, there is also a black wind in this blue-haired desert, but it has not appeared for hundreds of years, but rumors about the black wind still exist.

Once the black wind appears, all living beings in the Qingsi Desert will escape death. Even if they are hiding on the mountain, they are still in danger.

But in this large area of ​​​​Moon Festival, there are few places that are not dangerous. Compared with the life and death that occur all the time in the outside world, the black wind that only appears once in hundreds of years seems to be nothing.

But the wind has one last color, gray.

The gray wind is just a legend. Xu Qing learned about it from an old man who came to buy elixirs. This kind of wind has only appeared once in the history of Qingsi Desert.

It's been too long since now, so no one knows exactly what will happen.

This information gave Xu Qing a deeper understanding of this desert. At the same time, while studying the curse, he also turned on the mirror many times during this period.

In his repeated explorations, he also gained a clearer understanding of the assessment of Niyue Palace.

"The one-eyed monk who luckily escaped did not lie on this point. Any mirror within the scope of the Kusheng Mountain Range is the entrance to the Moon-Reverse Palace."

"It is also a way to start the assessment."

"Only those who pass the examination can enter the Moon-Nying Palace."

Xu Qing sat cross-legged in the house, her eyes falling on the mirror in front of her, her eyes showing determination.

What he learned during this period of time allowed him to know that there were three assessments for joining the Niyue Palace.

The first item is the sacrifice.

This is actually a petition. Anyone who wants to join the Niyue Temple must kill two cultivators of the Red Moon Temple who are in the same realm as themselves.

Only by sending the beheaded corpse into the mirror will the first assessment be completed.

Xu Qing can understand this. The first item of this assessment is to review the strength of the participants, and it also includes precautions against the outside world.

This method means that if anyone wants to sneak into the Red Moon Temple, they must pay a price.

The higher the cultivation level, the greater the price paid.

And this is only the first item. If you fail to pass the subsequent assessment after paying the price, everything will be in vain.

Therefore, this assessment was ranked at the top.

As for the second test to join Niyue Palace, it is faith.

Xu Qing didn't know about the third item, he planned to complete the declaration of name first.

With this thought, Xu Qing looked up at the dim sky outside, with determination in his eyes. He waved his hand and put away the mirror in front of him, and left the drug store in a flash.

His target is not the Red Moon Temple in the Kusheng Mountains.

Xu Qing knew very well that he could not underestimate the Red Moon Temple that could be built here.

After all, if you want to join the Niyue Palace, you must complete the application form, which means that all those who want to join will first instinctively focus on the temple.

In this way, as long as he is not a fool, he will not take it lightly. According to Xu Qing's knowledge of several contacts with the temple, he feels that the temple is more likely to fish here.

Of course, everyone has different ideas. Xu Qing feels that those who want to join the Moon-Reverse Temple must be very stupid, so there is a high probability that they will choose to ambush the temple monks in other areas outside the desert.

But Xu Qing didn't want to take risks.

At this moment, he was wearing a fairy mask, and his body turned on the mysterious transformation to completely disappear. He left the mountains and went to the desert to look for ferocious beasts that fit his cultivation level.

In this way, time passes day by day.

The ferocious beasts in the Qingsha Desert have different levels of cultivation, and during the time when the shadow hunted for Xu Qing, it also marked some dangerous places, so Xu Qing's goal was very clear.

Two days later, a loud roaring sound was heard in the quicksand of the Qingsha Desert. As the fluctuations of spells reverberated around, a huge red bug burst out of the ground. The fluctuations of his cultivation level were comparable to those of the Nascent Soul, but in his mouth was Let out a wail.

Below it, Xu Qing's figure in the sand was very fast. He suddenly caught up with him. He raised his right hand and pressed hard. Suddenly, half of the body of the red bug collapsed, and he was already dying when he fell to the ground.

Xu Qing put it away and moved on.

Five days later, a huge scorpion measuring dozens of feet in length quickly fled on the ground. A figure behind it continued to pursue it until a moment later, as countless demonic bodies descended, the scorpion let out a shrill roar. It wanted to rush out but couldn't. When he arrived, he was caught up by the figure behind him.

Under the reverberation of loud noises, after a stick of incense, as everything subsided, Xu Qing's figure walked out of the green wind and returned towards the Kusheng Mountains.

After a day and a half, he returned to Tucheng Pharmacy. Ling'er was doing everything as usual, except that she was a little worried about Xu Qing's outing. After seeing Xu Qing coming back, she breathed a sigh of relief, and her little face showed a smile again.

Xu Qing touched Ling'er's head and went to the back room, where he sat down cross-legged. After activating the isolation formation, he took out the mirror and placed it in front of him, then took a deep breath, his eyes shining brightly.

He didn't want to take the risk of ambushing the temple repairers. Once this matter was exposed, it would cause a lot of trouble.

So he planned to use his own method to create temple monks, so as to deceive the examination of Nishen Palace. This is why he has been studying for so long.

"I have investigated many times. This assessment is a mechanism, not human control, so I should be able to succeed. However, my blessing will trigger a curse, so I have to move faster."

Xu Qing blinked, and with a wave of his hand, he took out the scorpions and red worms that he had captured alive, and quickly blessed them with the power of the purple moon on their dying bodies.

Just like when he blessed the wood industry, in an instant, the bodies of these two ferocious beasts trembled, purple marks appeared on each of them, and their curses were triggered in the next instant.

Before the curse could break out, Xu Qing threw the two ferocious beasts directly towards the mirror with his quick hands and eyes.

Although the mirrors were small and they were very large, at the moment of contact, a huge suction force emitted from the mirrors, sucking in these two beasts whose curse was about to break out.

Xu Qing took a few steps back. Although he continued to explore and research, he had some confidence in his method, but this was the reason why he had studied it for so long.

"I have investigated many times. This assessment is a mechanism, not human control, so I should be able to succeed. However, my blessing will trigger a curse, so I have to move faster."

Xu Qing blinked, and with a wave of his hand, he took out the scorpions and red worms that he had captured alive, and quickly blessed them with the power of the purple moon on their dying bodies.

Just like when they blessed the wood industry, in an instant, the bodies of these two ferocious beasts trembled, purple marks appeared on each of them, and their curses were triggered in the next instant.

Before the curse could break out, Xu Qing threw the two ferocious beasts directly towards the mirror with his quick hands and eyes.

Although the mirrors were small and they were very large, at the moment of contact, a huge suction force emitted from the mirrors, sucking in these two beasts whose curse was about to explode.

Xu Qing took a few steps back. Although he continued to explore and research, he had some confidence in his own method that was closely related to success or failure. He felt a little uneasy and stared at the mirror.

The mirror suddenly trembled in mid-air, and the light on it flashed rapidly, as if making judgment.

It lasted for dozens of breaths, and when Xu Qing's heart became more and more anxious, the vast will emanated from the mirror.

"pass!"

Xu Qing breathed a sigh of relief.

He actually didn't want to use this trick. It was really very dangerous to ambush the Red Moon Temple, and the possibility of the other party fishing was extremely high.

If he doesn't get it right, it will cause trouble, which is not conducive to his original intention of preparing to study with peace of mind.

And if you leave the Qingsi Desert to go to other places, it will take at least half a year to go back and forth, so in comparison, making the scrolls yourself is naturally the best choice.

"I relied on my own ability to pass this first test, so it doesn't count as cheating."

Xu Qing murmured in his heart. After recalling his master's education, he felt that what he did was right.